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" People have always doubted whether I was good enough to play this game at this level. I thought I was, and I thought I could be. What other people thought was really always irrelevant to me. "
Steve Nash
Good
Enough
Game
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" I'm really passionate about things I enjoy, and I like to be out there doing things, and learning and challenging myself. So it's just more fun that way, just to get out and try and do and learn and meet people and try to do something new. "
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" Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge. "
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" In the preseason, in the month of October, I work out almost every day, lifting weights for 20 or 30 minutes, and then during the season I usually lift weights twice a week, sometimes a little more. "
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" I had role models in my community, guys that were older than me and played at university or on the national team. Eli Pasquale was always around UVic when I was a young player, and the national team was around Victoria a little bit, so I got to watch those guys and learn from them. "
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Me
" The NBA has the best point guards in the world, so it is important that I come ready to play every night. "
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" I think you can get too focused on the championship and forget how rewarding it is to be part of a team. "
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" The person who's had the biggest impact on my career is Rick Celebrini, the physiotherapist. "
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" I don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can. "
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Fight
Day
" I want my kids to have passion for life, to really have a passion for life. I think when you have a passion for something, you can overcome obstacles, if you float through life without having anything to hold on to or get you fired up emotionally and to focus on, I think it's really hard to overcome things. "
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Focus
Life
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" I hope my kids learn to put themselves first. "
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" There are so many different ways to lead. The most important thing is to be genuine. To have people around you trust you, trust in what you stand for and who you are. And I think that if people watch you day in and day out and believe in your motives and they believe that you set a high standard for yourself. "
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Yourself
Day
People
" We've been playing ugly. Without all of our bodies, we've been kicking it all over the shop, but fortunately we've been able to make the big buckets and rely on our defense for once. "
Steve Nash
Over
Playing
Ugly
" The fans in Dallas were hard on me my first year, but after having a great year last year they are now supporting me. It feels great to have my hard work pay off, especially when the fans made it hard for me. "
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Now
Year
Work
" My free time at home is usually spent emailing, listening to music, reading and talking on the phone. I wish I was on the phone less, but I have been fortunate to stay in touch with so many incredible friends. "
Steve Nash
Listening
Home
Reading
" I've spent half my life in gyms, if not more, and I love physical fitness and health; couple that with the fact that I love for people to be healthy, whether it's mentally, physically, or emotionally, and it's just a great opportunity for me to do something I love and have an impact on people's health. "
Steve Nash
Opportunity
Love
Life
" Sometimes I'm very impatient. I also feel the need to please everyone, which is unnecessary and impossible. "
Steve Nash
Impossible
Feel
Need
" Leadership is possible in all different ways, and in all different areas of life. Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader. "
Steve Nash
Life
Great
Leader
" Nothing is black-and-white, except for winning and losing, and maybe that's why people gravitate to that so much. "
Steve Nash
People
Black-And-White
Winning
" My parents are from north London, and so it's not like I'm some Yank who wants to make a profit out of football. I don't care about making money. I just want to see Spurs succeed and, if I can help, that's great. "
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Parents
Succeed
Football
" I have definitely gone through my ups and downs and faced my adversity and my nay-sayers, but managed to do all right. It is a pretty classic tale. "
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Ups And Downs
Right
Classic
" You have to rely on your preparation. You got to really be passionate and try to prepare more than anyone else, and put yourself in a position to succeed, and when the moment comes you got to enjoy, relax, breathe and rely on your preparation so that you can perform and not be anxious or filled with doubt. "
Steve Nash
Preparation
Moment
Yourself
" Our centers spread the floor, shoot the three and block shots. We can play pick and pop. "
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Play
Shots
Shoot
" I've been lucky enough to play on NBA teams I really enjoy, teams where I've liked everybody and had fun, and had that college kind of experience with an NBA team. When you have that, and I don't know that everyone does, but when I've had it, that's what it's all about. "
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College
Enjoy
Experience
" My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA. "
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Love
Back
Best
" The playoffs are the playoffs. You just play who is put in front of you. "
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Front
You
Who
" Once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. To persevere and hang in there and believe in yourself. "
Steve Nash
Life
You
Believe In Yourself
" You know, once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself. "
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Grow
Know
Life
" My father was a soccer player. All my friends played basketball though, so I stuck with basketball. "
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Basketball
Soccer
Friends
" We were excited to win, staying undefeated is just the icing. "
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